Hartford Courant6d
Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: ‘Swan Lake’ is a ballerina’s Mount Everest
For Mira Nadon, swan queen glory has arrived early, at 23. The fast-rising ballet star became a principal dancer in 2023, the first Asian American female principal in the company. Her wunderkind ...
The Vancouver Observer21d
National Ballet of China tells tragic tale in visually stunning Swan Lake
One of the top traditional classical ballet companies in the world, The National Ballet of China, is being produced by Ballet BC at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from February 27-March 2, 2013 for four ...
The Georgia Straight12y
National Ballet of China’s Swan Lake wings in
The National Ballet of China’s Swan Lake is at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from Wednesday to next Saturday (February 27 to March 2). Style and arts editor/writer Janet Smith has spent more ...
The Harvard Crimson8d
Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ Review: A Magical Return to the Lake
The ballet “Swan Lake” has an iconic history; the tale of the cursed Swan Queen, her lover Prince Siegfried, and the deception that led to their deaths was first performed at the Bolshoi ...
The Post-Star6d
Fluttering arms, aching calves, bursting lungs: 'Swan Lake' is a ballerina's Mount Everest
Much of the world knows the story of “Swan Lake,” the most iconic of all ballets. Few know exactly how punishing the lead ...